Stephen Driver
Stephen Driver is a known for his wood fired pottery and sculpture, which often features imaginative elements inspired by the wildlife and imagery of his Ozark home. The incorporation of fish, frogs, ...
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Stephen Driver is a known for his wood fired pottery and sculpture, which often features imaginative elements inspired by the wildlife and imagery of his Ozark home. The incorporation of fish, frogs, birds, etc. represent Driver's engagement with environmental issues and impending climate change.
A video of Stephen Driver and his wife can be accessed at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lQsL48RMkIk.
" - Apprenticeships & Residencies
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-1973
Apprentice, John and Glen LaRoue, Mark of the Potter, Clarksville Georgia.
-1975Apprentice, Michael Leach, Yelland Pottery, Devon, UK
-1975Apprentice, Bruce Dick, Coxwold Pottery, North Yorkshire, UK
- Primary Work Experience
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1978-—
Co-Owner, Mulberry Creek Pottery
1988-1993Professor of Art, University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, Arkansas
1993-2008Professor of Art: Brescia University, Owensboro, Kentucky
Other
- Public Collections
- Bibliography
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Driver, Alice. “Not Lost Yet.” Oxford American: A Magazine of the American South, May 11, 2016. https://main.oxfordamerican.org/item/855-not-yet-lost
Driver, Stephen. “An Apprenticeship with Peter Bruce Dick,” The Studio Potter 43, no.1 (Winter/Spring 2014/2015).
______________. “Search for True Shino,” Ceramics Monthly 64, no. 10 (December 2016).
Lawton, Jim. 500 Teapots. United States: Lark Crafts, 2013.
Salamoni, Amedeo. Wood-fired Ceramics: 100 Contemporary Artists. United States: Schiffer Publishing Limited, 2013.
Sugiyama, Michio, Jimmy Clark. Anita Besson, jurors. Ceramics Monthly International Competition, March 15-21, 1999. United States: American Ceramic Society, 1999.
Zoellner, Andrew. “American Craft in Arkansas.” American Craft Council, Sept. 23, 2013. https://www.craftcouncil.org/post/american-craft-arkansas
- CV or Resume
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Beul, Jasmine
- Website(s)
Citation: Beul, Jasmine Stephen Driver, "The Marks Project."
Last modified April 29, 2026. https://www.themarksproject.org/artists/stephen-driver
Objects
Collections
American Museum of Ceramic Art (AMOCA)
Pomona, California
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American Museum of Ceramic Art (AMOCA)
Pomona, California
